diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-lint.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-lint.yml
index f2f16508..7b428ecb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-lint.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: 'ubuntu-latest'
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: ['3.8', '3.10']
+        python-version: ['3.9', '3.10']
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
     - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-package.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-package.yml
index 82fccbde..52935974 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-package.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-package.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         os: ['ubuntu-latest']  # , 'macos-latest']
-        python-version: ['3.8', '3.9', '3.10']
+        python-version: ['3.9', '3.10']
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
     - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index d8ebb81a..5ef63a10 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     author_email='oliver.schwengers@computational.bio.uni-giessen.de',
     url='https://github.com/oschwengers/bakta',
     packages=find_packages(include=['bakta', 'bakta.*']),
-    python_requires='>=3.8, <3.11',
+    python_requires='>=3.9, <3.11',
     include_package_data=False,
     zip_safe=False,
     install_requires=[
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@
     classifiers=[
         'Operating System :: POSIX :: Linux',
         'Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: Only',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8',
         'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9',
         'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10',
         'Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable',